Yahya
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning god is gracious; form of john.
How Yahya has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #979 |
| 2016 | #936 |
| 2017 | #922 |
| 2019 | #949 |
| 2022 | #938 |
| 2023 | #883 |
| 2024 | #706 |
| 2025 | #616 |
Yahya by the numbers
In 2025, 625 babies in England and Wales were named Yahya. In the US, 230 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given far more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Yahya. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Yahiahe lives; variant of John12 in England and Wales (2025)
- Yahyehe shall live; Arabic form of John17 in the US (2017)
- Yahyaahe will live; god is gracious5 in England and Wales (2025)
- Yahirhe will be exalted267 in the US (2017)
- Yashuagod is salvation; a variant of Joshua or Yeshua14 in the US (2017)
- Yehiagod is gracious; a form of John14 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean God
Like Yahya, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Other names that mean grace
Like Yahya, each of these has grace in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- JohnGod is gracious9,444 in the US (2017)
- JackGod is gracious; from John1,595 in England and Wales (2025)
- Iangod is gracious; a form of john5,012 in the US (2017)
- JaxsonGod is gracious; a form of Jackson4,832 in the US (2017)
- EvanGod is gracious4,795 in the US (2017)
- Milessoldier; merciful3,615 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Yahya
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